Keystone Oaks School District

Excellence in engaging, empowering, and enriching today for tomorrow's expectations

• Communication: Expressing, receiving, and sharing information
• Empathy: Acknowledging the perspective, emotions, and experiences of all stakeholders
• Global Competence: Responding to and understanding diverse cultural practices and world viewpoints
• Imagination: Envisioning creative and innovative ways to take risks and solve problems
• Integrity: Making ethical choices and doing the right things regardless of personal gain
• Learning: Acquiring, processing, and retaining information for life-long use
• Motivation: Achieving goals through personal drive
• Ownership: Having pride and taking responsibility for one's actions and their outcomes
• Passion: Sparking the emotional connection that ignites one's purpose
• Work: Being accountable and persevering

Students

• Learn when their instructional, social, and emotional needs are addressed. 
• Participate in relevant, rigorous, and authentic learning experiences.
• Respect themselves, adults, peers, and their school environment.
• Engage in future-focused and interdisciplinary learning. 
• Exhibit curiosity and explore individual learning interests. 
• Demonstrate growth and/or mastery while advancing their learning. 
• Experience learning through diverse environments. 
• Participate in challenging experiences. 

Teachers

• Are life-long learners who prepare through continuous, meaningful professional development.
• Enhance instruction using students' needs and interests. 
• Encourage self-reflection and questioning. 
• Maintain high expectations. 
• Develop a positive rapport with all stakeholders.
• Embrace innovation, experimentation, and risk-taking. 
• Support student's academic, social and emotional well-being. 
• Build knowledge, skills, community, and connections. 

Learning Communities

• Take risks and share successes.
• Invest in common goals. 
• Align policies and practices. 
• Provide real-world experiences. 
• Encourage new and diverse ideas. 
• Collaborate to support students' academic, social, and emotional well-being. 
• Embrace innovation, experimentation, and growth. 
• Demonstrate patience and understanding while implementing policies and practices.